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Consumer Confidence Ticks Upward in May Preliminary Report

May 15, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Sentiment May 15, 2020

Consumer confidence came in better than expected in the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers. The Index of Consumer Sentiment was 73.7 for May 2020, up 2.6% from April but down 26.3 percent from May 2019. According to Richard Curtin, Surveys of Consumers chief economist, confidence inched upward in early May as the CARES relief […]

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Outlook for National Economy in Wake of COVID-19 Response Weighs on March Consumer Sentiment

March 27, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

March 2020 Index of Consumer Sentiment

Consumer sentiment tumbled 11.9 index points in March, the fourth-largest one-month decline in nearly a half century, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 89.1 in the March 2020 survey, down from 101.0 in February and 98.4 in last March’s survey. The Expectations Index […]

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Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Results for March 2020 Shows Slight Decline

March 13, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Sentiment March 2020 Preliminary Report

University of Michigan preliminary results for March shows pandemic not generating consumer panic seen during 2008 financial crisis. According to the University of Michigan Survey preliminary results released this morning, consumer sentiment fell in early March due to the spreading coronavirus and the steep declines in stock prices. Importantly, the initial response to the pandemic […]

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Consumer Sentiment Rose to Near Expansion Peak in February

March 3, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Sentiment Index February 2020

University of Michigan Survey shows rise in consumer expectations in face of coronavirus concerns. Consumer sentiment rose to 101.0 in February, nearly matching the expansion peak of 101.4 set in March 2018, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 101.0 in the February 2020 survey, just ahead […]

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Consumer Sentiment Increased in January

February 3, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Sentiment Index January 2020

Consumer views on the finances and the future remain near the cyclical peak. Consumer sentiment remained at very positive levels, with the January reading of 99.8 insignificantly below the cyclical peak of 101.4, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Consumer sentiment about the future is cited as one of the key factors […]

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US Economy Projected to Continue Slow and Steady Growth in 2020-2021

November 26, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. economy, buoyed by low unemployment rates along with robust consumer spending, marked its longest expansion in history this summer yet the pace of growth has cooled. Get ready for a continued slowdown ahead, as growth slides from 2.9% a year ago to 2.3% this year, and to 1.7% in 2020-21, according to University […]

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Consumers Sentiment Slightly Down in May

May 31, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Sentiment Index May 2018

University of Michigan survey shows consumers sentiment remains at favorable levels. Fewer discounts and increasing interest rates guide personal consumption growth projection to 2.6 percent. Consumer sentiment slipped by less than an index-point from last month, remaining at the same favorable levels for the past 18 months, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of […]

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PPG Partners with University of Michigan’s Mcity for Autonomous Vehicle Testing, Research

January 18, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE: PPG) announced its partnership with the University of Michigan’s (U-M’s) Mcity, a public-private partnership that brings together industry, government and academia to improve transportation safety, sustainability and accessibility for the benefit of the society. Mcity’s work includes operating the Mcity Test Facility, which is the world’s first purpose-built proving ground for testing autonomous […]

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Consumer Confidence Surges in October

November 1, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Sentiment Index

Only second time University of Michigan index has been above 100 since the 1990s. Consumer sentiment surged in October, reaching its highest level since the start of 2004, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. This was only the second time that the Sentiment Index was above 100.0 since the end of the […]

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Consumer Optimism Surges in January

January 31, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

UM Index of Consumer Confidence January 2017

University of Michigan Survey sees post-election surge in consumer confidence in economy and job growth. Consumers expressed a higher level of confidence in January than at any other time in the last dozen years. The post-election surge in confidence was driven by a more optimistic outlook for the economy and job growth during the year […]

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